Skat A Poet Verse

Secret of the Mortician

The Secret of the Mortician

Dead, but I got eyes
Prepares my body at the morgue
Opens the chest
Drains the blood from its nudity
Admires my body before it decays

After The process of embalming
His hands run all over
I'm still dead
He's satisfied

The next day 
Writes an outstanding obituary 
I sit on display

~SKAT~

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L Milton Hankins December 29, 2020 at 8:47 PM SKAT A, Be sure you read my "Dream Macabre", okay? Where do these things come from????

Brian Pierre-Alexander February 4, 2019 at 7:17 PM This is a Poetic Gem Skat...

Freddie Robinson Jr. October 5, 2016 at 1:26 PM A very interesting poem w/a tinge of the macabre, Skat A. You have such an impressive range of poems in your catalog. This poem was very surreal, and the mortician character seemed like a ghoulish person. Maybe that's just me. Anywho, keep up your outstanding work. Will take me some time to read through your work, but I'll keep plugging away. From Rico w/love!

Hellbound Clandestine October 4, 2016 at 7:44 PM Love this .it's inspired me

Sandison Jumbo September 20, 2016 at 8:15 AM Vivid imagery, I could picture it clearly as I ran through the lines. Humorous in a creepy way.

Mike Hauser July 30, 2016 at 2:52 PM Darkly humorous...nice!

Michael East July 17, 2016 at 11:19 AM like this one SKAT A.

Pace Ink-U-Script July 5, 2016 at 12:07 AM Haha...I bet stuff like this really happens. Good one!!

Andrea Dietrich June 23, 2016 at 8:33 PM wow, Skat it is a bit like mine!!Did I ever read this one in the past? I can't even remember, but i sure like it.

Femi Adebayo April 22, 2016 at 5:19 PM Hmm....very thoughtful!

Manmath Dalei April 1, 2016 at 10:15 AM Very nice creation.

Fullmoon Sway January 27, 2016 at 11:46 AM Wow thts creepy love it

Vladislav Raven January 5, 2016 at 8:24 PM Hi Skat, as always, you manage to make your subject matter your own. You seem to make each subject come alive through your words. That is a great gift to possess Skat. I always wondered what went through a morticians head while doing his work....Vladislav.

Iris E. Sankey- Lewis December 31, 2015 at 11:37 AM You have a way of tackling any sub matter and turning it into a gem. Expository gem. Thanks for stopping by. Happy New Year with peace and blessings.

Robyn Campbell December 28, 2015 at 11:23 AM Applause. Dark yet made me laugh also. I think your words are spot on. Morticians have to be strange people. I wish I could rate your poems a 10. That's what they are.

Red Barchettadrive November 7, 2015 at 11:18 PM 7+ to boot!

Red Barchettadrive November 7, 2015 at 11:17 PM This is DEAD on SKAT A! Boy, this could spawn many a morbid joke! I was speaking to a mortician the other night too! I asked him if he knew so and so and he said he wasn't to well in remembering names. I said,"Yeah, the people you work with don't talk too much do they?" He laughed!

Mama Bear November 3, 2015 at 4:23 PM Not impossible my dear. What do we know of moticians? Blessings Edith

Miraj Raha September 19, 2015 at 11:20 AM Hmm..the mortician is indeed a scary and twisted person isn't he?

Kp Nunez August 22, 2015 at 8:44 AM Back to visit this darkly witty write, SKAT.

Carol Rae Bradford August 21, 2015 at 3:40 AM Really a great poem. Something to think about, SkatA! Thanks for your input on mine. Carol Rae Bradford

Brenda Rose August 3, 2015 at 9:14 AM A bit of a morbid topic. Very well told. Very interesting view of death. Brilliantly told. Keep penning.

Mary Rotman July 31, 2015 at 8:59 PM I adore this POV. Very original.

James Marshall Goff July 28, 2015 at 8:05 PM Prefer to walk off into the wilderness of northern minnesota....let nature do the rest.....evocative write, Scat

Casarah Nance July 20, 2015 at 8:44 PM Oooh this gives me the creepy crawlies, Skat you've got talent for writing and making people feel special, and after reading this, a little wierded out lol. I like it, :-)

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